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Faculty, Staff Awards/Development
2022 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
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RaeEllen Doyle, Professor, Division of Liberal Arts
RaeEllen Doyle teaches an array of courses in the Liberal Arts: Communications concentration. She also works with students who are completing independent studies, mentors students, and has been the faculty advisor for the Media Central Club and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. She also collaborated with the Interim Chief Diversity Officer to propose the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She helped to develop and participate in “Many Voices, One Call,” the College’s first podcast, which focused on equity and the COVID pandemic. In addition, she has served as Vice President of the Academic Senate; Member of the 2021 negotiating team of the Union of Faculty and Professionals; Co-Chair of the Middles States Standard III Working Group and Member of the Steering Committee; Chair of the Promotions Committee; Liberal Arts representative on the Curriculum Committee; Member of the Student Success Initiative’s Subcommittee on Professional Development; and College liaison to SUNY Transfer Pathways. RaeEllen holds a B.A. in in English Literature and B.A. in Speech Communication from the State University of New York College at Potsdam and an M.A. in Speech Communication with a concentration in Rhetorical Theory from Colorado State University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Donna Corbisiero, Associate Professor, Division of Liberal Arts
In addition to teaching as a member of the faculty in the Division of Liberal Arts, Donna Corbisiero created the International/English Language Learners (I/ELL) Club after recognizing that there was a need for an organized community for ELL students. As Advisor to the club, she has created a space of support and connection for students. She has encouraged students to organize events and assisted with those events including the International Gala, which brought together students, faculty, and staff, and International Mother Language Day. This year the club won the SGA Club of the Year Award. Currently, Donna is working with several staff members to create an Intercultural Center at the College. She and I/ELL Club members were the focus of “When You Are Not from ‘Around Here,’” an episode of the College’s “Many Voices, One Call” podcast. She has also collaborated with Alicia Richardson, Interim Chief Diversity Officer, presenting programs on Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and ELL to colleagues during Faculty Institute Week. Donna holds a B.A. in in English and Education from the State University of New York at New Paltz and an M.A. in English from the University of Memphis. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
David Wolf, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Academic Affairs Division
David Wolf’s courses for faculty and staff have offered innovative approaches to building coursework in a creative and individualized manner. Additionally, he has developed support videos that have reached to various parts of the world. When the pandemic hit in March 2020 and the College pivoted to virtual online instruction, he jumped right in and shared instructional videos and support tools to help faculty create as smooth a transition as possible. Additionally, his research on adaptive learning and student performance not only reached the College, but extended beyond the ‘virtual walls.’ David was a member of the FACT 2 groups Adaptive Learning and ExPloD and is a member of the SUNY Blackboard Ally Administrators group, the SUNY DLE Training Resources Workgroup, the SUNY DLE Templates Creation Workgroup, and DEI Annotation Collaborative. These efforts are all evidence of his commitment to online development and the College, and his work has proven successful to the many people who have been a part of his instruction. David holds a B.A. with a double major in Fine Art and Philosophy from the University at Albany and an M.A. in Philosophy, Computers, and System Science from Binghamton University.
Ann Shattuck, Senior Reservation Specialist, School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism
Ann Shattuck joined the College in 2005 as an Account Clerk in the Financial Aid Office. She left the College briefly for other career opportunities, but returned in July 2009 to work in the Registrar’s Office. In 2011, she was promoted to Information Processing Specialist II in the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism. Since that time, she has been a tremendous asset as she combines her skills as an IPSII with her knowledge of financial aid and the registration process. Ann is often the first person who greets visitors, guests, and prospective students who inquire to the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism. As Senior Reservation Specialist, she is responsible for the reservations for the Casola Dining Room, banquets, and special events in the Van Curler Room, displaying both creativity and flexibility in her work. As a result of the pandemic, in Fall 2020, the School shifted to a takeout and parcel pick-up model where Ann played a major role in coordinating the orders for the Casola Dining Room, Van Curler Room, Pane e Dolci, the Boucherie, and culinary labs. She holds an A.A.S. degree in Business Administration with High Honors from SUNY Schenectady.
School of Music Dean Appears in HBO Series The Gilded Age
In an episode of HBO’s The Gilded Age, the series by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, viewers were assured that in the closing scene depicting an 1882 performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, all of the instruments, the music, and even the conductor’s baton were all authentic to the time period, in part thanks to Dr. Christopher Brellochs, Dean of the School of Music. Dr. Brellochs also appeared in the episode as composer and conductor John Knowles Paine. The scene was filmed at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in May 2021 and Dr. Brellochs made certain all instruments looked historically authentic and researched the appropriate orchestral seating for the time period. A preeminent scholar on music of the Gilded Age, Dr. Brellochs has lectured and performed internationally and in historic mansions including Rosecliff, Lyndhurst, Olana, Montgomery Place, Crawford House & Boscobel. He created a related documentary series with excerpts available on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/cbrellochs.
College Welcomes New Dean of Division of Business, Criminal Justice, and Law
Dr. Hector Iweka, Dean of the Division of Business, Criminal Justice and Law, brings a breadth of experience in teaching and management in international markets, with a pedagogical philosophy rooted in expanding and providing inclusive, equitable access to affordable, innovative, and comprehensive educational programs. Before joining SUNY Schenectady, Dr. Iweka was Assistant Professor of Business and held leadership positions with a college in Dubai, UAE, and was an Adjunct Professor, Professor, and Program Director at other institutions. He holds an M.B.A. in Marketing from Federal University of Technology and a Ph.D. in Organization and Management from Capella University USA. He is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Institute of Human Resources Management, and Advance Higher Education UK.
